Debraj Goswami

About Artist

Devraj Goswami was born in Serampore, West Bengal, and completed his early education before he decided that the career of an artist was the one for him. Goswami did his BFA in Graphics at the Rabindra Bharati Universi...

Devraj Goswami was born in Serampore, West Bengal, and completed his early education before he decided that the career of an artist was the one for him. Goswami did his BFA in Graphics at the Rabindra Bharati University in West Bengal and later moved to Baroda where he obtained his MFA in the same from the Faculty of Fine Arts at MS University. Whilst at the MS University, he was awarded the C.R. Dasgupta Memorial Gold Medal for obtaining the highest marks in his finals. Goswami now lives and works in Baroda. He believes the city is like Mumbai in the sense that it is artist-friendly, but less expensive, since it offers numerous opportunities to young artists like him who need to earn a living. When Goswami began to paint while he was still in Kolkata, he used oils, and his works reflected the brashness of youth. Loud expressionistic areas of color and vivid abstractions characterized his early canvases. Goswami now prefers to work with acrylic on paper, because he believes it gives an artist the advantages of both oils and watercolors, allowing him to use the media as he wishes. He works with charcoal sometimes as well. His pieces are mostly figurative and are created with thin, fine lines.

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About Artist

Devraj Goswami was born in Serampore, West Bengal, and completed his early education before he decided that the career of an artist was the one for him. Goswami did his BFA in Graphics at the Rabindra Bharati University in West Bengal and later moved to Baroda where he obtained his MFA in the same from the Faculty of Fine Arts at MS University. Whilst at the MS University, he was awarded the C.R. Dasgupta Memorial Gold Medal for obtaining the highest marks in his finals. Goswami now lives and works in Baroda. He believes the city is like Mumbai in the sense that it is artist-friendly, but less expensive, since it offers numerous opportunities to young artists like him who need to earn a living. When Goswami began to paint while he was still in Kolkata, he used oils, and his works reflected the brashness of youth. Loud expressionistic areas of color and vivid abstractions characterized his early canvases. Goswami now prefers to work with acrylic on paper, because he believes it gives an artist the advantages of both oils and watercolors, allowing him to use the media as he wishes. He works with charcoal sometimes as well. His pieces are mostly figurative and are created with thin, fine lines.

Academics

1999 Master of Fine Arts in Print Making (Graphic Arts), Faculty of Fine Arts, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda